#896a9e

Color #896a9e

A muted medium purple.

Closest named color Plum #dda0dd · ΔE 25.83 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#896a9e

RGB

rgb(137, 106, 158)

HSL

hsl(275.8, 21.1%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.8, 32.9%, 62%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 32.9%, 0%, 38%)

LAB

lab(49.61, 22.51, -23.48)

LCH

lch(49.61, 32.53, 313.79)

OKLCH

oklch(57.5%, 0.0855, 311.11)

HWB

hwb(275.8, 41.6%, 38%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f9e6a

Analogous

#6f6a9e

#896a9e

#9e6a99

Triadic

#896a9e

#9e896a

#6a9e89

Split-complementary

#896a9e

#999e6a

#6a9e6f

Tetradic

#896a9e

#9e6a7f

#7f9e6a

#6a9e89

Square

#896a9e

#9e6f6a

#7f9e6a

#6a999e

Shades

Color #896a9e mixed toward black.

#735785

#5c456b

#453450

#2e2335

#17111b

Tints

Color #896a9e mixed toward white.

#9d83ae

#b09cbe

#c4b5cf

#d8cddf

#ebe6ef

Tones

Color #896a9e mixed toward gray.

#886e9a

#877395

#877791

#867b8d

#858088

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7c94 · ΔE 11.8

Deuteranopia

#7e8191 · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#888b88 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 20.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #896a9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#896a9e]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#896a9e (#896a9e) is rgb(137, 106, 158) in RGB.

No, #896a9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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